Afternoon heat in Bells Corners East beats that of 78% of Canadian towns
January nights here settle around −14.0°C. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 60% of Canadian towns. Of all months, June brings the most precipitation and February the least. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to September, with highs of 19–27°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Ottawa (City) (10 km north-east).
A year in Bells Corners East at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Bells Corners East’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Bells Corners East feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 147 frosts and 121 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. Some 15 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
938 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Some 120 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
185 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 45 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Bells Corners East
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up.
Living with Bells Corners East’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Count on about 158 frost-free days: the last frost averages 30 April, the first 6 October.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 39 days a year here.
On some 50 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Bells Corners East’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Ottawa (City)
ECCC builds the Ottawa (City) normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 10 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 79 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −32.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.3°C |
| Average wind | 11.5 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Ottawa (Airport), 12 km |
How Bells Corners East compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Bells Corners East whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 23–26 km from Bells Corners East.
Bells Corners East weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.2°C | −14.0°C | −9.6°C | 65 mm | 45 cm |
| February | −3.3°C | −12.9°C | −8.1°C | 52 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 2.5°C | −6.9°C | −2.2°C | 62 mm | 31 cm |
| April | 11.2°C | 1.1°C | 6.2°C | 81 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 19.4°C | 8.0°C | 13.8°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.2°C | 13.3°C | 18.8°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.7°C | 15.8°C | 21.3°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.6°C | 14.6°C | 20.1°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.1°C | 10.1°C | 15.6°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.3°C | 4.1°C | 8.8°C | 90 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5.8°C | −1.8°C | 2.0°C | 72 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −1.5°C | −8.7°C | −5.1°C | 74 mm | 43 cm |
| Year | 11.7°C | 1.9°C | 6.8°C | 938 mm | 185 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −28.5°C to 26.5°C
January is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 3.1°C of the normal, −9.6°C. June is the steadiest, within 1.1°C.
Where Bells Corners East’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Ottawa (City), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Bells Corners East’s climate
How warm does Bells Corners East get in summer?
Expect highs near 26.7°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Bells Corners East get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −14.0°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Bells Corners East get?
A normal year brings 938 mm, snow included as water: June is wettest at 95 mm, February driest at 52 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Roughly 115 days a year start with snow cover of 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Bells Corners East itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Ottawa (City), just outside Bells Corners East’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Bells Corners East →
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).